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Pachall threw three interceptions in the game, two of which were returned by Baylor for touchdowns in the second and third quarters.

“I made quite a few mistakes that cost us the ballgame,” Pachall said. “I gave them 14 points, just handed it over on a platter.”

Players and coaches alike said after the game that if those few mistakes could be removed, TCU was the better team on the field Saturday.

“We kicked their asses on the field, there’s no doubt about it,” Pachall said. “But my mistakes are what took us down at the end.”

The Frogs claimed the edge in total offense yardage, outgaining the country’s top offense — which entered the game averaging 661.6 yards per game — 410-370.

“I think they had two offensive touchdowns minus the one they start on the 1-yard line,” TCU senior defensive end Jon Koontz said. “I don’t think we could have done a whole lot better as a defense.”

Koontz said it was impossible not to get fired up to play in his final game as a Horned Frog. He recorded seven tackles and his fourth sack of the season.

But playing Baylor is another factor that certainly gets the Frogs’ blood pumping, Koontz said.

“The fact that both schools are so close and there’s a lot of recruits deciding between here and Baylor — you can call it a rivalry game,” Koontz said. “I don’t like them. I know they don’t like us.”

Boykin should’ve sat

TCU coach Gary Patterson said that after Trevone Boykin suffered a helmet-to-helmet hit that resulted in the ejection of Baylor safety Ahmad Dixon for targeting, Boykin should not have returned to the field.

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